FINAL STANDINGS
1. United States
2. Serbia
3. Australia
4. Turkiye
5. France
6. CANADA
7. Lithuania
8. Puerto Rico
9. Slovenia
10. China
11. Cote d’Ivoire
12. New Zealand
13. Italy
14. Japan
15. Venezuela
16. Cameroon		CANADIANS
Praise Badejo (Vaughan, Ont.)
Kurtis Baumann (Zephyr, Ont.)
Isaiah Clarke (Mississauga, Ont.)
Noah D’Acre (Mississauga, Ont.)
Tristan Edwards (Scarborough, Ont.)
Jordan Fisher (Oshawa, Ont.)
Jérémy Gohier (Laval, Que.)
Isaiah Hamilton (Oakville, Ont.)
Grady Kapuanya (Montreal, Que.)
Liam Mitakaro (Edmonton, Alta.)
Kenyon St. Louis (Toronto, Ont.)
Kingston Thomas (Haslett, Mich.)
Chris Cheng — coach
Dan Vanhooren — assistant
Brad Campbell — assistant
Madhav Trivedi — assistant
POOL AUSAFRAITAJPNRecord 
United States—–115-84131-80128-66(3-0) 
France84-115—–88-6893-57(2-1) 
Italy80-13168-88—–93-64(1-2) 
Japan66-12857-9364-93—–(0-3) 
 
POOL BLITCANCHNCAMRecord 
Lithuania—–103-8978-6894-43(3-0) 
Canada89-103—–87-78104-64(2-1) 
China68-7878-87—–90-72(1-2) 
Cameroon43-9464-10472-90—–(0-3) 
 
POOL CTURPURNZLSLORecord 
Turkiye—–98-77112-10087-66(3-0) 
Puerto Rico77-98—–85-7792-78(2-1) 
New Zealand100-11277-85—–79-74(1-2) 
Slovenia66-8778-9274-79—–(0-3) 
 
POOL DAUSSRBCIVVENRecord 
Australia—–88-6678-7375-47(3-0) 
Serbia66-88—–97-7184-53(2-1) 
Cote d’Ivoire73-7871-97—–74-63(1-2) 
Venezuela47-7553-8463-74—–(0-3) 
 
RD16United States 141 Cameroon 85
RD16Puerto Rico 101 Cote d’Ivoire 85
RD16Canada 86 Italy 64
RD16Australia 104 Slovenia 75
RD16France 96 China 70
RD16Turkiye 78 Venezuela 73
RD16Lithuania 98 Japan 62
RD16Serbia 121 New Zealand 91
9-16thCote d’Ivoire 77 Cameroon 62
9-16thChina 84 Venezuela 63
9-16thSlovenia 70 Italy 64
9-16thNew Zealand 104 Japan 83
QFUnited States 149 Puerto Rico 82
QFAustralia 100 Canada 86
QFTurkiye 94 France 87
QFSerbia 101 Lithuania 78
13-16thJapan 62 Venezuela 52
13-16thItaly 93 Cameroon 74
9-12thChina 92 New Zealand 79
9-12thSlovenia 86 Cote d’Ivoire 73
5-8thFrance 73 Lithuania 59
5-8thCanada 101 Puerto Rico 82
SemiUnited States 114 Australia 65
SemiSerbia 76 Terkiye 71
15thVenezuela 71 Cameroon 61
13thItaly 95 Japan 62
11thCote d’Ivoire 85 New Zealand 81
9thSlovenia 76 China 71
7thLithuania 98 Puerto Rico 93
5thFrance 97 Canada 76
BronzeAustralia 77 Turkiye 69
FinalUnited States 107 Serbia 81

      In their opener, Canada fell 103-89 to Lithuania. Canada took an early 13-5 lead on treys by Isaiah Hamilton and Liam Mitakaro. But they soon began indulging in hero ball and forcing shots early in the clock as Lithuania rallied with a 12-2 run. Canada clawed back at the foul line and took a 23-20 lead after one quarter on a late trey by Hamilton. Lithuania kept drawing fouls off savvy ball movement as they took a 33-27 lead in the second frame. Canada finally mustered a field goal after nearly four minutes of the second quarter when Kenyon St. Louis hit a floater. Mitakaro notched a putback to knot the score at 33. Mitakaro added a pair of buckets and Praise Badejo a layup as Canada rallied to a 39-35 lead. Lithuania answered with an 8-0 run before Noah D’Acre nailed a trey and Clarke an and-one as Canada closed out the half with a 6-0 run to take a 45-43 lead into the lockers. Lithuania took a 61-55 lead as Jokubas Kutka caught fire early in the second half. But Mitakaro notched an and-one to ignite a 16-2 Canadian run which included treys by Kenyon St. Louis and Jordan Fisher. Kristupas Sabeckas trimmed the margin to 71-65 after three quarters with a pair of free throws. But the wheels fell off in the fourth quarter as Canada continued to force shots and disdain passing, while Lithuania kept breaking Canada down off the dribble. A trey and-one by Gabrielius Buivydas ignited an 8-0 run to give Lithuania a 77-75 lead, while a 9-0 run ignited by Benas Birzinis trey iced the win as Lithuania pulled away down the stretch. okubas Kukta paced Lithuania with 29 on 8-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 8 boards, 10 assists and 2 steals. Lukas Siskuaskas added 19 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 4 boards. Gabrielius Buivydas notched 18 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 asssists. Augustas Kicas scored 11 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Simas Rascius added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Rojus Stankevicius scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Kristupas Sabeckas added 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Paulius Veliulis added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Benas Birsinis scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Arnas Erlickis added 1 on 0-3 from the floor,1 -2 from the line and 3 boards, while Joris Sinica and Vytis Sliogeris were scoreless. Lithuania (coach Tomas Tarasevicius, assistant Eligijus Vaitekunas, assistant Matas Juzeliunas) hit 34-75 (.453) overall, 25-50 from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 26-32 (.813) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 21 fouls, 14 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks. Liam Mitakaro paced Canada with 22 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Isaiah Clarke added 12 on 2-7 from the floor, 8-9 from the line and 6 boards. Kenyon St. Louis notched 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Isaiah Hamilton scored 11 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Tristan Edwards added 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Fisher scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Noah D’Acre added 6 on 1-1 fr0m the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Praise Badejo scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Grady Kapuanya added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Jeremy Gohier scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Kurtis Baumann added 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Kingston Thomas was scoreless. Canada hit 32-92 (.349) overall, 22-63 (.349) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 26 fouls, 13 turnovers, 8 steals and 4 blocks.

      Despite again indulging in hero ball, Canada dispatched China 87-78 by dominating the offensive boards in the final frame to even their record at (1-1). Canada took an early 10-4 lead as Kenyon St. Louis and Praise Badejo each notched a trey and a driving layup. Isaiah Hamilton added a pair from beyond the arc to ignite an 11-0 run as Canada extended its lead to 21-7. But casual Canadian ballhandling and 8 points from Yuchen Zhang, including a pair of treys, allowed China to rally to within 23-15 after one quarter. China kept capitalizing on atrocious Canadian passing and shot selection, while Zhang notched a trio from beyond the arc and Minghao Shi a trio of mid-range buckets as China took a 31-27 lead. Zhang added another bomb as China extended the margin to 10. But Isaiah Clarke and Jordan Fisher notched putbacks and Hamilton a layup as Canada closed out the half with a 6-1 run to claw within 42-37. Canada’s ‘I-only-shoot-the-ball-when-I-have-it’ offence proved as ineffective in the third quarter. Yizhaojie Zhang and Chunchi Zhang notched treys as China rebuilt its lead to 61-50. A late 8-2 run drew Canada within 63-58 after three quarters. Mitakaro drilled a pair of treys, while Hamilton added another, as Canada took command of the boards while ripping off a decisive 19-2 run to take an 80-67 lead and holding on for the win. Isaiah Hamilton paced Canada with 19 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Isaiah Clarke added 19 on 7-18 from the floor, 5-9 from the line, 18 boards and 2 steals. Liam Mitakaro notched 13 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Praise Badejo scored 9 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kenyon St. Louis added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Grady Kapanya scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Kingston Thomas added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jordan Fisher scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Tristan Edwards added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Jeremy Gohier scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Kurtis Baumann added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Noah D’Acre was scoreless. Canada hit 31-94 (.329) overall, 24-66 (.363) from the floor, 7-28 from the arc and 18-31 (.580) from the line, while garnering 71 boards, including 40 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 17 fouls, 9 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks. Yizhaojie Zhang paced China with 21 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Yuchen Zhang added 20 on 1-2 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc, 6 boards and 5 assists. Chunzhi Zhang notched 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Minghao Shi scored 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Boxin Zhao added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 10 boards and 8 blocks. Hanzhi Tu scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Ziyi Zhang added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 blocks. Feiyan Lyu scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Fangyu Xie, Jiaze Yao, Xuanyu Liu and Yuxuiu Chen were scoreless. Chen nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. China (coach Jianjun Wang, assistant Nikola Markovic, assistant Qin Yang) hit 27-73 (.369) overall, 17-41 (.414) from the floor, 10-32 (.312) from the arc and 14-16 (.875) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 22 fouls, 14 turnovers, 3 steals and 12 blocks.

      Hero ball was again the order of the day as Canada disdained passing while crushing Cameroon 104-64 to close out pool play at (2-1). Canada took a 6-0 lead on a pair of runouts by Liam Mitarko. Praise Badejo and Mitarko drained treys as Canada took a 26-18 lead after one quarter, although being disinclined to share the ball. The teams staged a three-point shootout in the second quarter. Kenyon St. Louis and Mitarko each nailed a pair, while Hamilton and Edwards added singletons as Canada built a 55-39 lead at the half. In the ragged, turnover-plagued third quarter, Canada’s was again inclined to force marginal shots rather than move the ball into the paint or to an open teammate. But hapless Cameroon was unable to capitalize and trailed 74-47 heading into the final frame. Canada closed out the affair with another barrage of treys, as Noah D’Acre hit a pair, while Jordan Fisher, Praise Badejo and Kingston Thomas added singletons. Liam Mitakaro paced Canada with 23 on 6-8 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Isaiah Clarke added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Noah D’Acre notched 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Isaiah Hamilton scored 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Kingston Thomas added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kenyon St. Louis scored 9 on 3-3 from the arc, 4 assists and 2 steals. Praise Badejo added 7 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jordan Fisher scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Grady Kapuanya added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Tristan Edwards scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Jeremy Gohier added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Kurtis Baumann scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and blocks. Canada hit 35-75 (.466) overall, 20-41 (.487 from the floor, 15-34 (.441) from the arc and 19-30 (.633) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 21 fouls, 18 turnovers, 17 steals and 7 blocks. Lenny Nouhe-Epesse Titi paced the Cameron with 14 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 fro mthe arc, 59 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Yuma Mendoua Ze added 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Mateo N’Koumngock scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Edwin Mbakop Djia scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Nolan Ngangmeni added 8 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Brice Pounouko scored 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 6 boards. Marvyn Bidjel added 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Felix Deumi scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jason Essoua added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards, while Liam Levit Ngameni Fopissie, Joshua Kamga Tonkam and Lenny Djoumna were scoreless. Cameroon (coach Parfait Bitee Moto, assistant Augustin Mouele, assistant Franck Oscar Moukouri Nsai) hit 23-68 (.338) overall, 15-47 (.319) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 10-19 (.526) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 28 fouls, 24 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks.

      In the round of 16, Canada dismantled Italy 96-64. Canada broke to a 12-4 lead as Liam Mitakaro and Isaiah Hamilton drilled treys. Italy struggled to resolve a 2-3 Canadian zone but dominated the offensive boards as Canada took a 21-13 lead after one quarter. Canada extended the lead to 30-19 as Tristan Edwards notched a putback and a steal for a runout slam. Italy kept missing open looks but capitalized on casual Canadian ballhandling as they drew within eight before a driving Kenyon St. Louis layup gave Canada a 38-28 lead at the half. Canada got its transition game on track early in the second half as they notched a 9-2 run featuring runouts by Jeremy Gohier and St. Louis. Jordan Fisher notched a putback and one, and a transition layup, as Canada extended its lead to 56-33. Canada began notching slams on runouts as they exploded with a 14-2 run, taking a 70-38 lead into the final frame. Although Italy opened the fourth quarter with an 8-2 run by exploiting Canadian turnovers. Italy trimmed the margin to 22 but Praise Badejo nailed a pair of treys to quell the rally as Canada coasted to the win. Kenyon St. Louis paced Canada with 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 assists. Liam Mitakaro added 12 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Isaiah Hamilton notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Praise Badjo scored 10 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Grady Kapuanya added 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 assists. Isaiah Clarke scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Tristan Edwards added 8 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 11 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Fisher scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Kingston Thomas added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Jeremy Gohier scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kurtis Baumann added 2 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Noah D’Acre was scoreless. Canada hit 31-71 (.436) overall, 24-44 (.545) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 14 fouls, 15 turnovers, 7 steals and 3 blocks. Leonardo Nicolodi paced Italy with 10 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Lapo Santini added 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 10 boards, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Andrea Chouenkam notched 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Nicolo Ronci scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Lorenzo Zotti Pavlovic added 7 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 assists. Mattia Ruggeri scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Jacopo Vogogna added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Simone Ventura scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Mario Machetti added 5 on 1-5 frm the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Cristian Malano scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Farid Compaore and Federico Bagordo were scoreless. Compaore nabbed 2 boards and dished 3 assists. Bagordo nabbed 2 boards. Italy (coach Michele Catalani, assistant Vanni Talpo, assistant Carlo Campigotto) hit 26-80 (.325) overall, 21-45 (.466) from the floor, 5-35 (.142) from the arc and 7-14 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 19 fouls, 11 turnovers, 8 steals and 4 blocks.

      In the quarterfinals, Australia thoroughly outclassed Canada while administering a 100-86 spanking. Canada took an early 10-8 lead before Australia closed out the frame with a 18-2 run by capitalizing on excellent ball movement to break down the 2-3 Canadian zone. Australia led 26-12 after one quarter and opened the second frame with an 8-0 run to expand their lead to 22. Although Noah D’Acre and Isaiah Hamilton each notched a pair of treys as Canada trimmed the margin to 51-32 at the half. But with Canada’s offence again reduced to hero ball, forcing shots against traps and disdaining passes to open teammates, Australia soon built its lead to 30. Noah D’Acre and Kenyon St. Louis each nailed a pair of treys to trim the margin to 20 before Australia responded with a 10-2 run, eventually taking a 76-53 lead after three quarters. Canada never again threatened as Australia’s unselfish offensive execution and defensive rotations proved far too problematic for the Canadians to handle. A 14-4 Canadian run against Australia’s reserves midway through the fourth quarter made the final score more respectable. Luke Paul paced Australia with 21 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 10 assists, Williams Hamilton added 16 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 assists. Riak Akhuar notched 15 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. John Aryang scored 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Yahya Basaran added 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 5 blocks. Antonio Browne scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Lucas Byrne added 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Alex Mabbott scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 assists. Tom Dammers added 3on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Alex Edwards scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Josh McCann added 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Andrew Watene was scoreless. Australia (coach Greg Vanderjagt, assistant Ashley Arnott, assistant Rhys Carter) hit 39-74 (.527) overall, 31-55 (.563) from the floor, 8-19 (.421) from the arc and 14-18 (.777) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 36 assists, 9 fouls, 22 turnovers, 5 steals and 11 blocks. Isaiah Hamilton paced Canada with 19 on 3-9 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Noah D’Acre added 18 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Tristan Edwards notched 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 steals. Kenyon St. Louis scored 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Isaiah Clarke scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Praise Badejo added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Liam Mitakaro scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jordan Fisher added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kingston Thomas scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 2 assists and 2 steals. Grady Kapuanya added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 6 boards. Kurtis Baumann scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Jeremy Gohier was scoreless. Canada hit 34-92 (.369) overall, 25-64 (.390) from the floor, 9-28 from the arc and 9-14 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 16 fouls, 9 turnovers, 14 steals and w clocks.

      In the 5-8th playoffs, Canada clubbed Puerto Rico 110-84. Canada experimented with post play, even executing what may have been their first pick-and-rol of the tournament as they broke to a 13-8 lead on a trio of buckets from Jeremy Gohier. But Puerto Rico countered with a 11-2 run to take a 19-15 lead. Although Noah D’Acre hit a pair of treys, while Tristan Edwards and Praise Badejo added singletons from beyond the arc, Puerto Rico took a 28-27 lead after one quarter, largely by capitalizing on casual Canadian ballhandling. Canada opened the second frame with a 20-2 run, including treys by Liam Mitakaro and Kenyon St. Louis, a driving baseline slam by Jordan Fisher, a putback and a runout from Isaiah Hamilton, a runout slam by Isaiah Clarke and a mid-range jumper and a layup from Mitakaro. They led 50-34 after St. Louis and Mitakaro added treys but Puerto Rico closed out the quarter with a 6-2 run, including their first field goal of the quarter, a trey from Jomar Alejandro Rodriguez Rivera, to draw within 53-40 at the half. Puerto Rico stormed back in the third quarter. Jeremy Willmore hit five treys, while John Arroyo added a sixth, as Puerto Rico notched a 17-1 run to take a 64-63 lead. But Edwards, Fisher and St. Louis collected buckets as Canada took a 69-66 lead heading into the final frame. Puerto Rico opened the quarter with an 8-0 run but Isaiah Hamilton hit a pair of treys as Canada rallied to knot the score at 80. Canada closed out the frame with a 21-2 run, including nine free throws, treys by St. Louis and Mitakaro, Fisher and Hamilton slams, a floater in the lane from Grady Kapuanya, and a St. Louis runout. Liam Mitakaro paced Canada with 23 on 3-4 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Isaiah Hamilton added 20 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kenyon St. Louis notched 17 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 7 assists. Jeremy Gohier scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Isaiah Clarke added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Tristan Edwards scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Fisher added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Noah D’Acre scored 6 on 2-5 from the arc. Grady Kapuanya added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Praise Badejo scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc, while Kingston Thomas and Kurtis Baumann were scoreless. Thomas dished 2 assists. Baumann nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 38-74 (.513) overall, 25-38 (.657) from the floor, 13-36 (.361) from the arc and 12-17 (.705) from the line, while garnering 63 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 27 assists, 17 fouls, 26 turnovers, 8 steals and 5 blocks. Jeremy Willmore paced Puerto Rico with 24 on 1-7 from the floor, 6-14 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Alexis Fuentes added 15 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Dwight Gaines notched 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-15 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 8 assists and 6 steals. John Arroyo scored 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Eduyn Albino added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jomar Alejandro Rodriguez Rivera scored 6 on 1-2 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Luis Rosado added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Jodereck Torres scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Ivaniel Lopez Arache, Yaddiel Sanchez, Michael Portilla and Darell Rodriguez were scoreless. Arache, Sanchez and Rodriguez each nabbed 2 boards. Rodriguez pilfered 2 balls. Puerto Rico (coach Orlando Pantoja, assistant Daniel Ortiz, assistant Louis Vidot) hit 27-84 (.321) overall, 16-41 (.390) from the floor, 11-43 (.255) from the arc and 17-22 (.772) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 19 fouls, 11 turnovers, 20 steals and 2 blocks.

      In the fifth-place playoff, France outclassed Canada 97-76. France broke to a 16-6 lead as Nathan Soliman hit a quartet of buckets. With France dominating the offensive glass and their ball pressure forcing turnovers, they extended their lead to 29-15 after one quarter. Both teams struggled with turnovers as the French reserves maintained a 39-25 lead midway through the second frame. But France’s starters again out-executed Canada, while their ball movement broke down Canada’s defence, as France closed out the half with a 17-2 run to take a 56-27 lead into the lockers. Soliman drilled a pair of treys as France took a 73-37 lead midway through in the third frame. A 17-2 run against France’s reserves drew Canada within 76-54 after three quarters. Canada rallied no closer than 18 in the ragged fourth frame. Nathan Soliman paced France with 37 on 11-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 12 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Lorenz Sanz added 12 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc and 4 assists. Messi Yangala notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Aaron Towo-Nansi scored 10 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 11 assists and 2 steals. Brandon Muela added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Amadou Fall scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Devon Agot Fortes Vieira added 5 on 1-3 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Melvyn Bounnang scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Sohan Boungo added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Yohan Basosumba scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 assists, while Sven Ngom and Dan Boudine were scoreless. Ngom nabbed 2 boards. France (coach Tony Parker, assistant Dounia Issa, assistant Benjamin Berkani, assistant Old Ahmadou Lo) hit 36-70 (.514) overall, 23-43 (.534) from the floor, 13-27 (.481) from the arc and 12-16 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 32 assists, 18 fouls, 18 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks. Isaiah Clarke paced Canada with 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Liam Mitakaro added 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Grady Kapuanya notched 12 on 6-7 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Fisher scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Praise Badejo added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Isaiah Hamilton scored 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 steals. Kingston Thomas added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Noah D’Acre scored 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Tristan Edwards added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 7 assists and 5 seals. Kurtis Baumann scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Kenyon St. Louis and Jeremy Gohier were scoreless. Gohier nabbed 3 boards St. Louis 2. Canada hit 31-72 (.430) overall, 25-48 (.520) from the floor, 6-24 from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 14 fouls, 17 turnovers, 13 steals and 2 blocks.

      The all-tournament team featured MVP Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje (United States); Beckham Black (United States); Nikola Kusturica (Serbia); Luke Paul (Australia) and Omer Kutluay (Türkiye).

      The 2nd team featured: Darius Karutasu (Türkiye); D.J. Gaines (Puerto Rico) Nathan Soliman (France); Matija Lukic (Serbia); and C.J. Rosser (United States)

      Nikola Kusturica of Serbia was chosen defensive player of the tournament, while Stevan Mijovic of Serbia was chosen coach of the tournament.